The stages of awakening
This is offered only as a guide based on my experiences. There are a few key stages that may be helpful to recognise after the initial awakening that seem paradoxical to the old way of existence. Trust is important.
The definition of paradox … a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true.
Awareness
Self Realisation
Brahman/ no-thingness
Please note even though this is written in a way that may seem linear ... it is only a guide, and in my experience all stages overlap. Now lets take a look…
After awakening everything seems to amplify, notice the mind splits in two. The conditioned mind (the way we operated in the world of separation) and the etherial mind, (glimpses of knowingness, or the creator mind). For a while nothing seems to make sense. It is asking you to remain in silent observation & trust.
What does it mean to be awakened... more on this in our talks.
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Realising awareness is aware of itself. Now pivot from external content, and the noise of the outside world, to listening internally (simply being and noticing that sounds are heard internally, seeing takes place internally, feeling takes place simply as sensations in this body allow all to be experienced in silence. Noticing that duality still seemingly exists as well. Regular meditation & conscious breathing helps to remain balanced.
The paradox of I .... more on this in our talks.
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Having recognised there is no external world in truth, can be difficult for the conditioned mind to accept. Anything that is not in alignment will not survive. The period of observing as all conditioned beliefs simply dissolve into the emptiness, a feeling of no-thingness.... more on this in our talks.
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There's much more to each of the above stages .... we cover all this in our Talks and group sessions as it cannot be absorbed all at once.
Also in the stages below we begin to understand time ... and how to collapse time ...